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February 25, 2007

Castleton women finish 11th, men 12th in USCSA Regional Championships

Waterville, ME -Women: Day two of the USCSA Eastern Regional Championships saw the Spartans earn their best result in their three years of competition at the event with an 11th place team finish amongst 17 teams. Freshman Heather Patterson (Stockton, CA / Lincoln) finished 40th out of 90 women, while senior Nicole Kondziela (Bath, PA / Northampton) followed close behind in 43rd. Brenna Nolan (Pittsford, VT / Otter Valley) and Lindsey Wiken (Hampden, ME / Hampden Academy) also finished in top-50 in 46th and 48th, respectively. Brown University's Kelly O'Hear won her second race in as many days to lead hear team to a second place finish. Montana Molyneux and Lauren D'Allessandro finished second and third to guide the Colby-Sawyer women to a first place result.

Team Results-Women

1st - Colby-Sawyer College 411.03 (seconds)

2nd - Brown University 411.18

3rd - Boston College 416.22

4th - Smith College 418.49

5th - Plymouth State University 422.15

6th - Clarkson University 431.41

7th - Hamilton College 451.06

8th - University of Maine, Farmington 452.12

9th - Colgate College 452.30

10th - Boston University 455.54

11th - Castleton State College 459.63

12th - Worcester Polytechnic Institute 475.23

13th - Tufts University 476.94

14th - Northeastern University 484.41

15th - Rochester Institute of Technology 521.66

16th - Marist College 571.82

17th - University of Rhode Island 727.20

Men: The Castleton men's ski team finished 12th in today's giant slalom event at the USCSA Eastern Regional Championships, one spot better than last year's 13th place result. The Spartans were led by freshman Greg Towle (Coventry , RI / Bishop Hendricken), who finished 39th out of 90 racers. Sophomore Jeff Giegler (Danbury, CT / Danbury) finished 47th, while Tim Rogers (Wilbraham, MA / Minnachaug) finished the team scoring in 53rd. Travis Plass, Ryan Dunstan and Chance Longley completed a podium sweep of the competition to guide the Colby-Sawyer men to a first place team finish. Boston College and the University of Massachusetts finished second and third, respectively.

Team Results-Men

1st - Colby-Sawyer College 386.42 (seconds)

2nd - Boston College 394.04

3rd - University of Massachusetts, Amherst 397.64

4th - Plymouth State University 397.83

5th - Clarkson University 404.54

6th - Massachusetts Institute of Technology 408.38

7th - University of Maine, Farmington 414.65

8th - Colgate College 416.89

9th - Worcester Polytechnic Institute 425.66

10th - Green Mountain College 430.91

11th - Tufts University 432.99

12th - Castleton State College 434.41

13th - Boston University 448.42

14th - Rochester Institute of Technology 448.59

15th - Brandeis University 456.62

16th - Hamilton College 468.31

17th - University of Rhode Island 526.74

Castleton Results-Giant Slalom
Women: 11th out of 17 Teams	Men: 12th out of 17 Teams
1st - Kelly O'Hear 2:14.12 (Brown University) 2nd - Montana Molyneux 2:14.71 (Colby-Sawyer College) 3rd - Lauren D'Allessandro 2:16.80 (Colby-Sawyer College) —- 40th - Heather Patterson (Castleton State) 43rd - Nicole Kondziela (Castleton State) 46th - Brenna Nolan (Castleton State) 48th - Lindsey Wiken (Castleton State) -out of 90 competitors	1st - Travis Plass 2:07.79 (Colby-Sawyer College) 2nd - Ryan Dunstan 2:09.28 (Colby-Sawyer College) 3rd - Chance Longley 2:09.35 (Colby-Sawyer College) —- 39th - Greg Towle (Castleton State) 47th - Jeff Giegler (Castleton State) 53rd - Tim Rogers (Castleton State) -out of 90 competitors

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